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The Aeros Style is a Ukrainian single-place
paraglider Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like ' ...
designed and produced by Aeros of
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Design and development

The Style was intended as an intermediate paraglider for local and cross country flying. Some sizes were
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certified as "standard". The original Style design was in production in 2003, but is no longer available, having been replaced by the Style 2. The Style 2 is an entirely new design, which shares only the name of the previous aircraft. The early Style variant number indicates the wing area in square metres. The Style 2 uses simple size designations instead of wing areas for model numbers. The Style 2 is constructed from Gelvenor OLKS fabric for the wing's top surface and NCV Porcher 9017E38 for the bottom surface, with the
ribs The rib cage, as an enclosure that comprises the ribs, vertebral column and sternum in the thorax of most vertebrates, protects vital organs such as the heart, lungs and great vessels. The sternum, together known as the thoracic cage, is a semi- ...
made from NCV Porcher 9017E29. The lines are made from Cousin Trestec.


Variants

;Style 26 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . ;Style 28 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 30 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 32 :Circa 2003 version with a span wing, an area of , an aspect ratio of 5.15:1 and a maximum speed of . Pilot weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 2 XXS :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 XS :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 S :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 M :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 2 L :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . AFNOR certified. ;Style 2 XL :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is . ;Style 2 XXL :Version in production in 2012, with a span wing, an area of , with 46 cells, an aspect ratio of 5.23:1. Take-off weight range is .


Specifications (Style 2 M)


References


External links


Official website
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